Highland Park victims sue gun-maker Lawyers argue the "shooter was the type of a young consumer susceptible to Smith & Wesson's deceptive marketing" Salon · Sep 29, 2022
Victims file lawsuits against alleged parade shooter, his father, gun dealers CHICAGO — Victims of the Highland Park shooting have filed multiple lawsuits naming the alleged shooter, Robert Crimo III, Smith & Wesson, two firearms dealers and Crimo’s father as the parties who bear responsibility for eruption of gun violence that killed seven and wounded dozens of others during the northern… Chicago Tribune · Sep 28, 2022
Highland Park massacre victims sue, CPD agrees to improve access to lawyers at stations and more in your Chicago news roundup Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 28, 2022
Victims file lawsuits against alleged parade shooter and his father CHICAGO — Victims of the Highland Park shooting have filed multiple lawsuits naming the alleged shooter, Robert Crimo III, Smith & Wesson, two firearms dealers and Crimo’s father as the parties who bear responsibility for eruption of gun violence that killed seven and wounded dozens of others during the northern… Chicago Tribune · Sep 28, 2022
Highland Park Fourth of July massacre: First lawsuits filed, call attack ‘predictable and preventable’ Suspect Robert Crimo III “was ready to go to war — just as Smith & Wesson told him he could,” according to suits that accuse the gunmaker of “deceptive and unfair marketing” and also target others, including Crimo’s father. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 28, 2022
Man accused of killing 7 people at July Fourth parade in Illinois pleads not guilty WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Attorneys for Robert E. “Bobby” Crimo III entered a not guilty plea at his arraignment in Lake County Circuit Court on Wednesday after a grand jury indicted him on 117 felony counts for the July Fourth mass shooting in Highland Park that killed seven people and wounded… Chicago Tribune · Aug 4, 2022
Takeaways from inside the courtroom as accused Highland Park July 4 massacre gunman pleads not guilty The hearing lasted some eight minutes, about seven minutes longer than it took a gunman to kill seven people and wound 48 others at the July 4 Highland Park parade. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2022
Suspect in US Independence Day mass shooting pleads not guilty Robert E Crimo III is charged with 117 counts connected to the attack, including 21 charges of first-degree murder. Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2022
Suspect in Highland Park massacre pleads not guilty to 117 charges. Parents say they ‘deeply regret the actions their son had taken’ Robert E. Crimo III is accused of opening fire from a rooftop during a Fourth of July parade, killing seven people and wounding at least 48 others. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022
Parents of man charged in July 4 massacre are cooperating with authorities, attorney says CHICAGO — An attorney who represents the parents of the man charged with murder in the Highland Park mass shooting on the Fourth of July said they have been cooperating with the law enforcement investigation of the shooting. Chicago Tribune · Jul 13, 2022
Father of Highland Park shooting suspect should accept role in tragedy Robert Crimo Jr. says he has no regrets signing a form on his namesake son’s firearm owners identification card application. Well, maybe he should. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2022
Highland Park parade mass murder suspect Robert E. Crimo III through people who knew him, police reports He grew up in a home where his parents regularly called the police on each other, and his mother left him unattended in a car on a hot August day before he was 2. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 9, 2022
Loved ones lost forever in Highland Park massacre, but the pain will never go away Sneed: Questions linger about what would drive a young man to shoot up a parade on the most festive of holidays Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 8, 2022
Police records paint picture of turbulent home life for alleged gunman in Highland Park mass shooting CHICAGO — Highland Park police were called to the family home of the alleged Independence Day parade sniper at least nine times between 2010 and 2014 in response to domestic disputes, according to newly released police records. Chicago Tribune · Jul 8, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 8, 2022 Highland Park shooting suspect’s father says he had ‘zero’ involvement, according to media reports “I had no — not an inkling, warning — that this was going to happen,” Robert Crimo Jr., told ABC. “I am just shocked.”
The Guardian - US · Jul 7, 2022 Highland Park suspect’s father to be investigated for signing gun application Crimo Jr denies any responsibility for the attack, saying ‘I had no – not an inkling, warning – that this was going to happen’
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022 Robert Crimo’s father has ‘no regret’ over helping son get guns and calls 2019 death threat a ‘child outburst’ Illinois State Police say they will investigate Bob Crimo’s sponsorship of his son’s firearm permit
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022 Highland Park suspect talked about Denmark mass shooting hours before own attack, father reveals Father Robert Crimo Jr wants ‘long sentence’ for son and says he had ‘zero’ involvement in shooting
Chicago Tribune · Jul 7, 2022 Highland Park police ‘danger’ warning couldn't bar alleged parade shooter from buying rifle, state police say CHICAGO — Two days after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade shocked the country and put renewed focus on weaknesses in Illinois’ gun laws, authorities continued to hash out how alleged gunman Robert Crimo III apparently bought a high-powered rifle despite troubling episodes in his background.